04-03-2000-Dinosaurs

Unit Safari Units

Name of Unit: Dinosaurs

Bible References: (None Given)

Learning Objectives: (None Given)

Timeline: (None Given)

Vocabulary:

Dinosaurs Fossils Paleontologist

extinct Excavation Carnivore

Evolution Epoch Frill

Ferns Geology Geologists

Habitat Herbivores Ice age

Ichnology Omnivores Nest

Pangaea Petrification Prehistoric

Prey Pterosaurs Skeleton

Skull Shale Sedimentary

Volcano Warm-blooded Cold-blooded

Book Resources:

• The Dinosaur Who Lived In My Backyard : B.J.Hennessy

• A Dinosaur Named After Me : Bernard Most

• What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? Carol Carrick Fascinated with dinosaurs, Patrickinvents an imaginary explanation of why they became extinct.

• My Visit to the Dinosaurs : Aliki (This is part of the Education Place TeacherViews) On avisit to a natural history museum, a little boy sees fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs and learns

what archeologists have discovered about the physical appearance and habits of these hugeextinct creatures.

• Derek the Knitting Dinosaur : Mary Blackwood Derek loves the gentle art of knitting.While he knits, however, he wonders whether he should be ferocious like other dinosaurs.When his nearly frozen brothers come to visit, everyone is glad that Derek knits.

• Danny and the Dinosaur : Syd Hoff This little book describes the joys of having a pet dinosaur.

• Digging Up Dinosaurs: Aliki Part of the Let's Read and Find Out series, it tells how experts workingtogether dig dinosaur fossils out of the ground, and then put the skeletons together to look just likethey did millions of years ago.

• Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs ? Bernard Most Many humorous and fantastic reasons aregiven why dinosaurs disappeared.

• Tyrone the Terrible : Hans Wilhelm This is a funny story about Tyrone, the dinosaur, who was theworld's first bully. Kids enjoy seeing how Boland solves his problem of being bullied by Tyrone.

• If Dinosaurs Came Back : Bernard Most A young boy dreams of an easier life for himself andothers through the use of dinosaurs for transportation.

• The Littlest Dinosaurs : Bernard Most

• The Secret Dinosaur : Marilyn Hirst This fantasy book explains the difficulty Bill and Jane have intrying to hide a hungry dinosaur.

• The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs - Joanna Cole Mrs. Frizzle and the MagicSchool Bus take readers on the most amazing field trips ever.

• Dinosaurs : Kathleen Daly This is a book of information on the names and kinds of dinosaurs, size,weight, habitats, etc.

• Fossils Tell of Long Ago - Aliki Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.

• Dinosaur Days - Joyce Milton- non fiction book, easy reading.

• Dinosaur Time : Peggy Parish Eleven different dinosaurs are described in this first glance into theirlives. Pronunciations are given for each type of dinosaur.

• Tyrannosaurus Rex Supersaurus - Francine Jacobs Details a paleontologists 1972 discovery inWestern Colorado of the biggest dinosaur bones yet.

• The Day of the Dinosaur - Stan and Jan Berenstain Rhyming text examines the prehistoric world ofdinosaurs and early mammals and birds that followed them.

• Stegosaurs the Solar Powered Dinosaurs - Helen Roney Sattler Discusses the armor-plateddinosaurs called Stegosaurus and some of its lesser known relatives.

• Dinosaur Fossils-- Dr. Alvin Granowsky Read and learn about those fascinating dinkosaurs thatroamed the Earth millions of years ago. How big were they? What did they eat? How did they takecare of their young? Why aren't they still here? How do scientists know aboout them?

• An Alphabet of Dinosaurs by Peter Dodson

• Before the Dinosaurs by Miriam Schlein and Michael Rothman

• The Big Book of Dinosaurs: A First Book for Young Children, by Angela Wilkes

• The Biggest Dinosaurs by Michael Bernstain

• The Dinosaur Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

• Dinosaur Bones by Aliki

• Dinosaur Hunters by John R. Jones and Kate H. McMullan

• Dinosaurs by Angela Royston

• Dinosaurs by Peter Zallinger

• Dinosaurs Are Different by Aliki

• Dinosaurs and How They Lived by Steve Parker and Guiliano Fornari Sergio

• Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, by Byron Barton

• Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish

• A First Look at Dinosaurs by Millicent E. Selsam and Joyce Hunt

• Giant Dinosaurs by Erna Rowe

• I Can Read About Fossils by John Howard

• I Can Read About Prehistoric Animals by David Eastman

• In the Time of the Dinosaurs by William Wise

• The Giant Dinosaurs by David Eldridge

• The Glow in the Dark Book of Dinosaur Skeletons by Annie Ingle

• Last of the Dinosaurs by David Eldridge

• My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki

• What Happened to the Dinosaurs? by Franklyn M. Branley

• Allosaurus and Other Jurassic Meat-Eaters (Dinosaurs of North America), by Daniel Cohen

• Ask Me Anything About Dinosaurs by Louis Phillips and Kevin Wasden

• Did Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard? by Melvin and Gilda Berger

• Dinosaur Encyclopedia, by Michael Benton

• Dinosaur and Other Prehistoric Animal Factfinder by Michael Benton, Jim Channell andRalph Orme

• The Dinosaur Question and Answer Book, by Sylvia Funston, Dinosaur Project

• Dinosaur Discoveries: How to Create Your Own Prehistoric World, by Robin West, Bob

Wolfe, Diane Wolfe, Mindy Rabin

• Dinosaurs by Kathleen Daly

• Dinosaurs and More Dinosaurs by Jean Craig

• Dinosaurs and Their Young by Russell Freedman

• Dinosaurs Walked Here, and Other Stories Fossils Tell, by Patricia Lauber

• Draw 50 Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Lee J. Ames

• Great Dinosaur Atlas by William Lindsay and Giuliano Fornari

• How Big is Brachiosaurus by Susan Carroll

• How Do We Know Dinosaurs Existed? by Mike Benton

• James Gurney: The World of Dinosaurs, by M. K. Brett-Surman, James Gurney

• Make Your Own Dinosaur Out of Chicken Bones: Foolproof Instructions for BuddingPaleontologists, by Christopher McGowan, Chris McGowan and Julian Mulock

• The Visual Dictionary of Dinosaurs by David Lambert

• Tyrannosaurus Rex by Millicent Selsam

• Dinosaur Bob by William Joyce

• Dinosaur Roar by Paul Henrietta Strickland

• Daniel's Dinosaurs by Mary Carmine

• A Dinosaur Ate my Homework by Ray Nelson, Jr, Douglas Kelly and Ben Adams

• Dinosaur Day by Lisa Donnelly

• Little Grunt & the Big Egg: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale by Tomie de Paoli

• Three Horns the Dinosaur by Cherney Berg

• Tyrannosaurus was a Beast: Dinosaur Poems by Jack Prelutsky

• Tyrone the Double Dirty Rotten Cheater by Haus Wilhelm

• Dinosaur Ghosts by J. Lynette Gillette

• If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most

• Where to Look for a Dinosaur by Bernard Most

• Dinosaurus Ages 6-12

505 Eighth Ave.New york, NY 10018This is a magazine that is filled with 46 glossy, oversized pages, colorfully illustrated andfeaturing a mix of dino-science and dino-fantasy. Annual subscription is 9 issues for $18.95

• Earth Ages 12+Box 738Waukesha, WI 53187http://www.earthmag.comThis is a bimonthly magazine featuring articles on paleontology, geology and meteorolgy.Annual subscription is $20.

• The Fossil Factory: A kid's guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, andFinding Fossils Ages 8-12 Niles Gregory and Douglas Eldridge\

• Paleontology Ages 5-13 Zephyr PressA spiral-bound learning activity packet containing 50 multidisciplinary activities at 2 levelsfor kids in grades K-3 and 4-8.

• The Big Beast Book: Dinosaurs and How They Got That Way Ages9-12 by Jerry Booth

• Crafts For Kids Who Are Wild About Dinosaurs Ages 5-12 by Kathy Ross

• Discovering Dinosaurs: Become a Dinosaur Detective Ages9-12 by Chris McGowen

• What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? by John Morris & Ken Ham

• Dry Bones & Other Fossils By Gary E. & Mary M. Parker

• God Created the World & the Universe By Earl & Bonita Snellenberger

• It Couldn't Just Happen by Lawrence O. Richards

• Creation Activities for Kids by Wayne Spencer

• The X-Ray Book of Dinosaurs by Kathryn Severin. Published by Franklin Watts, 1994.

• Dinosaurs: Strange and Wonderful by Lawrence Pringle. Published by St. Martin's Press,1995.

• Inside Dinosaurs by Ted Dewan. Published by Doubleday, 1993.

Poetry:

Video and Software Resources:

• Kid's Domain Software downloads http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/dino/pc.html

• Land Before Time

Games:

• Dino Toss-

Draw a picture of a large T- rex head on a piece of sturdy cardboard. Use a knife to cut out its sharpteeth and mouth. Then prop him up against a chair. Give child bean bags to toss into the hungry T-rex.

• Match the Dinosaur skeleton with the headhttp://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/discovery/dinoscience/index.html

• Dino PuzzleEnjoy some really cool dino pictures, and see how quickly you can get all the pieces intotheir right places

• Dinosaur ImpostersOther prehistoric animals have snuck into the Dinosaur Hall at the museum! Can you spotthem?

• Dot 2 DotConnect the dots to make some fun dinos and other pictures

• Land Before Time Coloring CornerColor pictures of Littlefoot and his friends

• Bike PuzzleHelp Dallas Dinosaur put his bike together

• Land Before Time Countdown GameSee how many of the puzzle pieces you can get into place before the time runs out

• Dino Design BoardDesign your own whacky dino.....

• Dinosaur Extinction GameDo you know when the different dinosaurs lived? Catch those dinos and then drag them tothe right part of the timeline!

• Dinosaur Mix and MatchThis is a matching game that tests more than your memory. Match the dinosaur parts with theright dinosaur

• Dinosaur Cards to Print for a memory matching game http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag50.html

Music:

All Around the Swampsung to "the Wheels on the Bus"

The Pteranodon's wings wentFlap, flap, flapFlap, flap, flapFlap. flap. flapThe Pteranodon's wings wentFlap, flap, flap

all around the swamp.

other verses-The Tyrannosaurus went grr,grr,grrThe Triceratops horns went poke poke pokeThe Apatosaurus wentmunch munch munchThe stegasaurus tail went spike spike spike.

Clip Art:

• Dinosaur Illustrations http://www.search4dinosaurs.com/

• Dinosaur pictures http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/dinobase/picturesJS/dinopicturesJS.html

• Kid's Domain Clipart http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/dino/clip2.html

• Kid's Domain Clipart 2 http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/dino/clip1.html

• California Dreaming Clipart http://www.countryfriends.org/KWClipArtFeb.html

Coloring and Activity Web Sheets:

• Zoom Dinosaurs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html

• Download a Dinosaurhttp://www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html

• Dino Math Worksheet http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/DinoMath.html

• Dinosaur Information Worksheet http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/Dinoworksheet.html

• Enchanted Learning Dinosaurs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/cgi-bin/F2.cgi/http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/Dinojokes.htm

• Ceratopsian Dot to Dot printout http://www.familyeducation.com/printables/piece/0,2357,1-7711-47,00.html

• Dinosaur name scramble worksheet http://www.familyeducation.com/printables/piece/0,2357,1-7652-22,00.html

• Theropod coloring sheet http://www.familyeducation.com/printables/piece/0,2357,1-7653-23,00.html

• Teaching Resources, poems, and coloring sheets to print outhttp://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/teachers.html

• http://www.clubtheo.com/funstuff/html/connect2.html dot to dot-easy

• http://www.clubtheo.com/funstuff/html/connect1.html dot to dot- hard

• http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/mazedthings/dinosaurs.html dino maze

• Kid's Domain Dinosaur Printables http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/dino/print.html

• http://members.aol.com/cahaston/wordprta.htm word search

• http://members.aol.com/cahaston/wordprtb.htm word search

• http://members.aol.com/cahaston/wordprt.htm word search

• Unit Safari's 30 page loaded coloring book on dinosaurs called Dinosaurs Big and Small - sent in asattachments http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unit-safari/messages/6127?viscount=-30

• Unit Safari's 11 page preschool dinosaur unit sheets sent in as attachmentshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unit-safari/messages/6097?viscount=-30

• DC Attachments alphabet dinosaur pages begins as attachments in Unit Safari athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unit-safari/messages/6037?viscount=-30

Recipe Web Resources:

Art Web Resources (Visual and Hands-on):

• Pasta Fossils http://www.makingfriends.com/dinofosl.htm

• Dinosaur Sculpture from Paper Mache' http://www.childrensmuseum.org/kinetosaur/c.html

• Stegasaurus Beadie pattern http://beadiecritters.hosting4less.com/patternpages/beadsteg.htm

Activity Web Resources:

• Dinosaur Web Quest http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/dinosaurs.html

• Dino-Mania http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/Read-Write/dinosaur/maindino.html

Complete Unit Web Resources:

• Dinosaurs and Us unithttp://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/Subjects/science/B1U4.html

• Dinosaur Thematic Unit http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Dinosaurs.htm

• Jehovah's Giants http://www.saltfactory.com/dino/

• Discovering Dinosaurs unit plan sent in as an attachment to Unit Safarihttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unit-safari/message/6093

Information Web Resources:

• Zoom Dinosaurs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html

• http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html Dinosaurs in Hawaii!

• http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/dinos/dinos_home.htmlDINOSAUR AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY INFORMATION

• Museum of Paleontology http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

• Dinosaur Homepage - information on different typeshttp://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/dinosaurs/welcome.html

• Jason's Dinosaur site http://members.aol.com/Ermine/index.html

• Sue at the Field Museum http://www.fmnh.org./sue/default.htm

• National Geographic Dinosaur Eggs http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoeggs/

• Dinosaur Information http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/dinosaur/dinopages.htm

• Walking with Dinosaurs http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/

• Discovering Dinosaurs http://dinosaurs.eb.com/dinosaurs/index2.html

• A to Z Dinosaur Links http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/dinosaurs.shtml

• Learning from the Fossil Record http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/fosrec.html

• Dinosaura On Line http://www.dinosauria.com/

• Creation, Dinosaurs & the Flood: http://www.sixdaycreation.com/

• Biblical Dinosaur Study: http://saltfactory.com/dino/

• The Great Dinosaur Mystery: http://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/home.html

• Fossil Zone (Dinosaur Sounds):http://eagle.online.discovery.com/exp/fossilzone/sounds/dinosounds.html

• Jesus, Dinosaurs, and More http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs/

• Dinosaur Illustrated Magazine on-line http://illustrissimus.virtualave.net/dimcont.html

Field Trips:

• Plan a field trip to the museum or a virtual field trip to one of the museums listed in the related links

• Go to a local college's paleontology department for a field trip

Activities:

• Take your class on an Internet Scavenger Hunt - This is a great way to introduce the subject ofdinosaurs.

• Have your students create a special Web page to show off their dinosaur-related work.

• Make a Dinosaur Big Book

• Make a diorama of the dinosaur's world.

• Create paper bag puppets of dinosaurs.

• Have your students become paleontologist (a scientist who specializes in finding and studyingfossils). Bring a bag of chocolate chip cookies and a box of toothpicks to class. Give each student twocookies and 2 or 3 toothpicks. Have them "excavate" the chocolate chips without breaking them. Seewho can "excavate" the most chips. You might estimate how many chips are in the cookie beforehandand see if your estimation is correct. Then of course. the students enjoy "cleaning up" the remains.

• Create some fossils of your own. You will need some styrofoam bowls, plaster of paris and someshells or toy plastic dinosaurs. While the plaster is still wet, press the shells or plastic dinosaurs into it,let it harden, then remove the shell or toy and students can see how the fossils are formed. Bill NyeEpisode Guide-Dinosaurs--more directions for making fossils

• Using the sources listed below, list some dinosaurs and their lengths on the chalkboard. To helpstudents understand just how long some dinosaurs were, measure off the length with yarn. Yarn canbe tied into 5ft.- 10ft. lengths. Students can count by 5's or 10's to determine the length.(Unit onDinosaurs)

• Give each student a large piece of butcher paper and have them draw their favorite dinosaur andcolor or paint it. Place a second sheet of paper under the first sheet and staple them together loosely,leaving a small opening for stuffing. Stuff the dinosaur with crumpled newspaper and add legs, horns,tails, etc. Label them and display them in the classroom.(Unit on Dinosaurs) Take a look atCreateasaurus and Dinosaur Art and Modeling

• Have students make a computer graph of their dinosaurs, comparing height and weight with those ofother dinosaurs and humans. You could use ClarisWorks for Kids to do this.

• Dinosaur Crowns-Cut sponges in the shape of Tyrannosaurus footprints. Pour a small amount of paint in a bowl. Givechild crowns made of construction paper and have him cover his crown with footprints.

• Stuffed Dino- For each child cut out of brown paper bags the shape of the dino you want. Shapearound three sides of you dino. Have the children fill it with small pieces of paper till it is stuffed. Saplethe remaining side. Decorate your stuffed dino anyway you want.

• Fossil hunt- Bury several plastic dinos in a large pan of dirt or cornmeal. Let the children take turnsgoing on a dino hunt. When a dino fossil is found, ask the child ot identify it by looking at itscharacteristics.

• Play dough Fossils- Make gray play dough by adding small amounts of black powered temperapaint. Let the child make fossils by pressing down into the playdough with the dino toys. Remove thecarfully to see the print left.

• Dino delights- Give children to pieces of a hot dog and broccoli florets and salad dressing. Talk aboutmeateatting dinos vs plant eatting Explain about the teeth differences.

• Make an alphabet book on Dinosaurs

Evaluation Ideas:

Any of the book ideas or a lapbook

Worksheets: (following pages)